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Norwich, Greene outlast rivals, notch ESL wins in extra-inningsIf you want to make sure some* thin* Is done right, do It your* sell.Norwich baseball coach Dave Petley did exactly that Sunday In the second extra inning of theMerchants* 7-5 Empire State League victory over Alton.With the score knotted at 5-5, pinch-hilter Petley led off the eleventh with a sharp single. Jim Smith, who went In to run lor his mentor, was promptly sacrificed to second by DaveSkoneicki.A hot grounder off the bat ol Dave Brunton went through the glove ol Alton second baseman Ron Davy and bounded Into center, field to score Smith.Larry Abbott drove In Brunton but was nailed at second try* ing to stretch his single Into adouble.Brunton, who had come In to relieve starting pitcher Bob Griffiths In the fifth inning, gave up his only safety in the bottom of the eleventh.The Iroquois League All-Star struck out eight during his six* inning stint and retired the side In the eleventh after his brief lapse.Norwich jumped off to a four-run lead In the first inning before the game was hardly underway. Skonleckl and Chuck Col-liar opened with successivesingles tor the visitors.-Dave IMMPs grass cutterwent ltvo«0i shortstop and deep Into center field for a two-base error as two runs scored. Abbott walked and advanced along with Martin on a passed ball.Griffiths, with the first of three singles, drove both across.Afton got a run bade In Its half of the Inning when Cliff Kane walked, stole second and came around on the first of three Norwicherrors, all of which led to Afton runs.Norwich made It 5-1 In the thirdwhen a walk to Chuck Collier with the bases full forced one runhome.Afton tied it with three In thefourth and a run in the fifth Inning. Singles by Steve Hitchcock and Brian Bar re, a walk, a fielder's choice and the second big Norwich error led to all of the runs in the fourth. Another error, two walks and a single to Doug Fergeson tied It In the fifth.In another wild, extra-inning game at Balnbridge, Greene pushed across five runs In the twelfth to win 11-6.Wes Tallett, the third of three Greene pitchers, got credit for the win after coming on in the eighth with the score tied and the bases loaded.Tallett retired the side In theeighth and pitched four scoreless Innings.Greene pounded out 20 hits, including four In the twelfth.Four Greene batters collected three hits and all but two had at least one safety as Greene col-lected Its third victory.Norwich and Greene are 3-2In league action. Afton Is 1-4 and Balnbridge Is 2-3.Whitney Point, leadlngthe East Division, defeated Cortland to re-main undefeated.AFTONABRHNORWICHABRHKane, cf320Skonleckl, ss511Hitch coke, ss512Collier, If611Furgeson, rf311Martin, 2b411Barre, 3b410Brunton, p210Edgarton, lb400Abbott, lb411Decker, lb100Griffiths, p, 2b513Alger, c500Parker, c500Lockwood, p500Bradt, cf501Davy, F., If501Stone, 3b400Merritt, 2b200Collier, P., rf100Davy, R., 2b300Hendricks, rf201TOTALS4154Petley, ph111TOTALS4479N'wch 40100000002 Afton 100310000007 9 3 5 4 4BAINBRIDGEABRHGREENEABRHNiles, If532Burl Ison, 3b713Best, ss602Rice, ss713Davis, lb200Daniels, c511MacDougal, lb110Hoag, If712Carpenter, lb201Dietrich, cf713Fletcher, cf502Heath, 2b511Caracciolo, c511Sawyer, lb623Harvey, 2b400Williamson, rf522Shaver, 3b600Fitser, p201Baldwin, rf300Houghton, ph101Stoutenberg, ph000Alger, p000Brunlng, rf100Tallett, p110Winn, rf100TOTALS531120Smith, p512TOTALS46610G*ne 031002000005B'bg 10120011000011 20 36 10 4Baseball in MajorsAmerican League East Division W. L. Pet.National LeagueEast DivisionG.B.Baltimore3921.650—W. L.Pet.G.B.New York3624.6003Chicago3223.582—Detroit2927.5189New York3029.5084Boston2728.4919VzPittsburgh3031.4925Wash/n2830.48310St. Louis2630.464-6VfeCleveland2432.42913Phlla'phla2533.4318VzWest DivisionMontreal2236.37911V2Minnesota3618.667mmmmmof the week!
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Norwich Evening Sun
Norwich, New York, US
Mon, Jun 15, 1970
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